Writing a Journal to Commemorate Gupta Achievements
Mr. Mitchell's Social Studies Class
Writing a Journal to
Commemorate Gupta Achievements
Mr. Mitchell's Social Studies Class
Assignments to hand in: Travel Notes About Gupta Achievements & Journal Commemorating Gupta Achievements
Step 1: Introduction - Look at the picture below and read the following text:
India was reunited in 320 C.E. after about 500 years
of political fragmentation. The Gupta (GOOP - tuh) Empire, which began under the
reign of Chandragupta I, united most of northern India from 320 to 550 C.E. The
Gupta family, who ruled from the northern city of Magadha, united their kingdoms
through war. The Gupta maintained power by giving relative autonomy to the many
towns and regions under their control, rather than creating a central
administrative power as the leaders of the Mauryan Empire, the first empire to
unite India, had done. This strategy allowed the Gupta Empire to maintain power
over a large part of India for almost 250 years.
The period under Gupta rule is called India's "Golden Age" because of great achievements made in the arts, literature, religion, science, technology, and education. Because the Gupta maintained peace and a strong, stable government and economy, the empire could provide support for the work of international trade. Many merchants and visitors from empires in Asia and around the Mediterranean traveled to India to trade and to learn from Indian scholars.
Step 2: Download and print out the handout: Travel Notes About Gupta Achievements and tape them together.
Step 3: Download and read each of the achievements of the Gupta Empire below. Follow these directions:
a. Find the corresponding box on your chart and draw a line from the box to the
location on the map.
b. In the box labeled "Setting", list two or three words or
phrases that describe the setting.
c. Record written notes and draw the symbol on the
description pages below.
Gupta Empire Achievements:
Astronomy Literature Mathematics Medicine Metalwork Painting Roads
Step 4: Create a Journal on Gupta Achievements - Follow these DIRECTIONS.